2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Reactions to Race

Within the past 12 months at work, do you feel you were treated worse than, the same as, or better than people of other races?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Worse than other races The same as other races Better than other races Don't know/not sure
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,119 102 4.8 3.8- 6.1 1,785 84.7 82.8-86.5 134 5.8 4.8- 7.0 98 4.7 3.7- 5.9
-Piedmont NC 1,112 54 5.2 3.9- 7.1 919 82.8 80.1-85.2 81 6.4 5.0- 8.1 58 5.5 4.1- 7.4
GENDER
Male 574 21 4.1 2.5- 6.6 477 82.3 78.2-85.8 39 6.4 4.4- 9.1 37 7.2 5.0-10.4
Female 538 33 6.5 4.4- 9.4 442 83.3 79.6-86.5 42 6.4 4.7- 8.8 21 3.8 2.4- 5.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 697 *** *** *** 589 85.4 82.2-88.1 59 7.3 5.5- 9.5 35 5.2 3.6- 7.6
Non-Hispanic Black 201 27 13.8 9.3-20.0 146 72.5 65.0-78.9 *** *** *** 17 8.7 5.1-14.3
Other 195 *** *** *** 168 87.0 80.1-91.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 290 *** *** *** 247 84.5 78.9-88.8 20 6.9 4.2-11.1 *** *** ***
35-44 277 20 8.6 5.2-13.8 223 80.4 74.2-85.4 23 6.5 4.1-10.1 *** *** ***
45-54 260 17 7.2 4.2-11.9 208 80.4 74.4-85.3 14 4.2 2.4- 7.1 21 8.2 5.1-12.9
55-64 186 *** *** *** 156 85.0 78.7-89.6 15 7.8 4.6-13.1 *** *** ***
65-74 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 203 *** *** *** 172 82.8 75.9-88.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 257 *** *** *** 219 85.5 80.0-89.7 16 5.9 3.5- 9.9 *** *** ***
College Graduate 581 28 5.7 3.8- 8.6 467 80.0 76.1-83.4 51 8.1 6.1-10.6 35 6.3 4.4- 8.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 181 *** *** *** 152 85.1 78.4-90.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 927 42 5.1 3.6- 7.2 763 82.2 79.2-84.9 71 6.8 5.2- 8.7 51 5.8 4.3- 8.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 78 *** *** *** 65 86.3 76.6-92.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,032 53 5.4 4.0- 7.2 853 82.8 79.9-85.3 71 6.2 4.7- 8.0 55 5.7 4.2- 7.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,112 54 5.2 3.9- 7.1 919 82.8 80.1-85.2 81 6.4 5.0- 8.1 58 5.5 4.1- 7.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 152 14 9.1 5.3-15.2 121 79.0 70.5-85.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 513 18 4.6 2.7- 7.6 418 81.5 77.3-85.0 51 9.2 6.8-12.3 26 4.8 3.2- 7.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 168 *** *** *** 140 86.7 80.2-91.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 720 32 5.2 3.5- 7.5 589 81.9 78.5-84.9 61 7.3 5.5- 9.5 38 5.6 3.9- 8.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 168 *** *** *** 140 86.7 80.2-91.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 740 34 5.5 3.8- 7.9 605 81.5 78.0-84.5 55 6.7 5.0- 8.9 46 6.3 4.5- 8.7
Rent 299 16 5.2 3.0- 8.9 252 84.8 79.5-88.9 21 5.9 3.6- 9.4 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 646 35 6.3 4.3- 9.1 519 80.5 76.7-83.8 59 7.9 6.0-10.3 33 5.3 3.6- 7.9
Regional City or Suburban County 283 *** *** *** 237 84.4 79.0-88.6 19 6.7 4.0-11.0 16 5.3 3.1- 8.9
Rural 183 *** *** *** 163 87.6 80.5-92.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 417 23 5.9 3.7- 9.3 339 81.2 76.3-85.2 31 6.1 4.1- 9.1 24 6.8 4.3-10.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 603 27 5.1 3.4- 7.8 500 83.1 79.4-86.2 47 6.9 5.1- 9.4 29 4.9 3.2- 7.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 381 *** *** *** 326 86.8 82.6-90.1 28 6.8 4.5-10.1 18 4.4 2.7- 7.2
2nd Quartile 407 26 7.0 4.6-10.6 339 82.4 77.7-86.3 21 4.4 2.8- 6.9 21 6.2 3.8- 9.8
3rd Quartile 299 19 7.0 4.3-11.4 233 77.7 71.6-82.9 32 10.4 6.9-15.2 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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